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Southern updated its followers on Twitter at 9.23pm on Saturday to say that lines between East Croydon and Purley had reopened following the incident.

But it is understood some trains were disrupted until the early hours of Sunday (April 8).

National Rail tweeted at just after 1.30am on Sunday: "CLEARED: Trains are now able to run normally between #EastCroydon and Redhill / Hurst Green, following the emergency services dealing with an incident between these stations."